Dress-chart



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l. M. E. NORTHEN.

e DRESS CHART. No. 325,216. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

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M. E. NORTHEN.

DRESS CHART.

No. 325,216. Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

lUiarTen dTaTns PATENT MARY EVA NORTHEN, OF LANIER, TFXAS.

DRESS-CHART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,216, dated August 25, 1885.

Application filed May 2l, 1884. (No model.)

To all 107mm 'it nmgl/ concern.'

Be it known that l, MARY EVA NORTHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lanier, in the county of Cass and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Dressi Chart, ofwhich the followingisaspecitication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

rlhisinvention hasrelation to pattern-ch arts for cutting' any and all garments,either for gentlemen, ladies, or children; anditconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of a series of rules composed of sheetmetal or pasteboard perforated and provided with printed outlines, figures, and letters of reference to be followed in ruling the outlines of the parts of the garment to be cut from the goods, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l shows the front-waist rule, which also contains the bust rule for pants. Fig. 2 shows the backrule. Fig. 3 shows the sleeverule. Figli shows thedart-rnle Iand skirt-rule. Fig. 5 shows the extra dartvrule. Fig. 6 shows the pants-leg chart, and Fig. 7 shows pants-rule and waistband rule. Thi-se several rules are respectively formed and marked with perforations, lines, and figures, as represented in the drawings, and are formed either of sheet metal or cardboard. The front-waist rule (shown at Fig. l) has the straight fiont edge7 a, on which are marked the scales l and it, and the pointh'; the neckcurve b,tl1c compound shonldercurve 0, the arm-hole curve d, thebackcurve @,havingthe scale ol" figures 0, and the bottomcurve, `Near the front edge of the rule is a verticalV row of iigures and perforations, l, indicating inches, ard above this scale isa similar` row oftigures and perloiations, A. A curved scale ot figures and pert'orations, l, conforms substantially to the contour ofthe neck-curve.

(l represents ay scale arranged obliquely near scale l; and l) is an obli()uely-arranged scale that extends nearly to the point formed by the meeting ot curves c and d. scale, l, is arranged near scale D, and extends at a different angle therefrom.

E represents a horizontal scale that extends to about tbe center of the armhole curve d. )n the underside ofthis curve is arranged a scale, F.

A similar i i i L represrnts a horizontal szale extending neirly to and slightly above the center of back-curve e. An oblique scale,G, extends to the pointQ, where the lines e and j' meet, and along the lower portion ofthe rule are arranged the curved scales ll, H,H2,and Il?, which form darts, of which the lette-rs Il4 and H5 indicate the points.

M represents a scale arranged near the lower edge ofthe rule, and Sis a dart extend` ing from the curved back e. The back-rule has a straight edge, g, neck-curve l-,shoulderedge i, arm'hole curve It, backlcurvc I, and bottom straight-edge m, and is provided with the series ofperforated and figured scales A', B', C,D, E', F', Gf, ll', and l', as shown. The sleeve-rule (shown at Fig. 3) has the curved sides a and p, the curved top o, andthe straight bottom r, and is further provided with the series of perforated figured scales, as shown. The dart rule(shown at Fig. 4) has the point s and the diti'ereixtly-curved sides t t. The

extra dart-rule (shown at Fig 5) has the point u and the curved sides 11 mand is perforated in three places, and inscribed with directions for its use. rl`he pants-leg chart, Fig. G, is shaped as shown, and providel with the series ot' perforated scales, and the inscribed directions and diagrams fully illustrated thereon. The pants-rulc and waistband (shown at Fig. 7) has the edge x, the edge y, arranged at a slight angle thereto, and the curved line .2', connecting the edges.

In order to cut a pattern by acacia of my dress-charts, it is only n cessary lo take two measurements oi' the. persononearound the bust, and the length ol" the waist down the center ofthe back.

Charts thus constructed are adapted for use i.1 cutting all garments wr 33.1 by Inen,women, or children, are easily and quickly understood, and insure a good tit to persons having ordinarily good forms.

Among the advantageous points of my inA vention are the allowance made on the chart for the extra under-ar|n dart, and the rule by which to shapeit; the separate skirt-scalecut according to the skirtmeasure; the skirt-dart for fitting skirts over the hips; the skirtrule attached to bottom of dartrrule for starting skirt from waist in the back. rlhe bust-measure on the sleeve-chart obviates the necessity IOO of measuring thewidth ot` sleeve or arm-hole ot1 garments.

Having thus fully described my invention, Whatl claim yas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, of the United States, is-

1. The front-Waist chart having` the curved perforated scales H, H', H2, and H3, which form darts having points H4 and H5, in combination with adartaule having curved sides, substantially as described.

2. The front-Waist chart having` the curved perforated scales H, H', H2, and H3,whio11 form darts having` points H4 and H5, and the dart: S, in combination with a dart-rule having curved sides, substantially as described..

8. The fron t-waist chart having' the curved perforated scales H, H', H2, and H3, which form darts having points H4 and H5, the skirt-dart S on the bask, and the perforated and numbered scales A,B, C, D, K, E, F, O, G, I, and P, arranged as shown, substantially as described.

4. The ombination,with the dresseharts, of the dar-brule shown in Fig. 4, having the curved side t, the point s, and the partlyeurved and partly-straight side t', substantially as described.

In testimony that; I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto atxed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARY EVA NORTHEN.

Witnesses NETTIE KINsnR., LUoY ANN MURRAY. 

